Scenes from a Parisian Café (Bb Clarinet & Piano)
Written in 2013, Scenes from a Parisian Cafe is a collection of 14 concert and educational pieces for beginner to intermediate Bb Clarinet (roughly grades 2 – 5). Despite being originally written for the UK educational and exam market, the pieces have found a market with a much wider audience worldwide and are now very popular concert pieces in their own right, both individually, and in custom chosen groups by each each performer. The entire collection has also been performed on many occasions in full, as part of concerts, and music/art installations.
The pieces cover the course of a day in a Parisian scene, from morning to night, and cover a range of tempos and styles with something to suit any occasion and mood. With a total length of 27 mins, this is exciting collection for any concert, educational, or fun repertoire requirements.
The 38 page score (with 18 page part booklet) comes with an accompanying CD features a full demonstration track (Clarinet with Piano) and a piano-only backing track for each piece. The pieces are also available as PDF downloads, as both a collection and individually.
Piece Listing:
1. (9 a.m.) Morning on the Square
2. (10 a.m.) Bandoneon Dances
3. (11 a.m.) Wandering
4. (12 p.m.) …And the Band Pass By
5. (1 p.m.) Poco Loco
6. (2 p.m.) Hither Thither
7. (3 p.m.) Then the Rains Came
8. (4 p.m.) Whispers in the Rain
9. (5 p.m.) One Sixty Six
10. (6 p.m.) The Lady of the Lake
11. (7 p.m.) One The Terrace
12. (8 p.m.) Clear the Decks!
13. (9 p.m.) The Jazz Singer
14. (10 p.m.) When the Stars Came Out
The sheet music can be bought online from the following places:
- DIRECT from the composer: Download and print
- SheetMusicPlus: Download and print
- Masquerade Music: Physical copies and PDF delivery
- AmazonUK: Physical copies of the book for UK delivery
- eBay UK: Physical copies of the book for worldwide delivery
Please consider buying from the composer wherever possible because, contrary to popular belief, composers don’t make loads of money and they rely on commissions and sheet music sales/licensing to live on whilst they spend all their available time writing more fabulous music for you!
Links to watch and buy individual pieces online:
Morning on the Square: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
Bandoneon Dances: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
Wandering: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
…And the Band Pass By: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
Poco Loco: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
Hither Thither: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
Then the Rains Came: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
Whispers in the Rain: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
One Sixty Six: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
The Lady of the Lake: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
One The Terrace: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
Clear the Decks!: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
The Jazz Singer: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
When the Stars Came Out: WATCH VIDEO – BUY SHEET MUSIC
Scenes from a Parisian Cafe is also available in an edition for Alto Saxophone (with other editions forthcoming too – please contact us for requirements).